Source: International Congress 2016 – Mesothelioma and malignant pleural disease
Disease area: Thoracic oncology



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Uffe Bødtger (Holmegaard, Denmark), Dennis V. Lindegaard, Simon Reuter, Christian B. Laursen, Uffe Bødtger. Incidence of malignancy in patients with pleural effusion referred for workup by pulmonologists: Diagnostic yield of thoracentesis, and use of other investigational procedures. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 5081

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